VIEUX St Jean Sunglasses, Au Jus

The St Jean takes its name from Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a seaside village on the Basque coast. VIEUX drew it from the stone sea walls along that shore. Their own description is a classic round for every day.

Au Jus is a translucent brown. Light comes through the acetate, so the frame reads lighter in sun than in shade. A fine gold-toned bar crosses the bridge and the lenses are a brown gradient.

Paul Surman has more than 35 years in eyewear and founded VIEUX with his son Jack. The frames are made by hand by artisans who have worked with him for decades, in hard density cellulose acetate over a beta titanium wire plated in 24k gold. Hinges are seven-barrel COMOTEC, engineered in Italy. Lenses are Japanese CR-39.

Round, low and solid, like the walls it was drawn from.

Spec

• Hard density cellulose acetate
• 24k gold plated beta titanium wire core
• Japanese CR-39 lenses, anti-reflective and hard coated
• 100% UVA and UVB protection
• Seven-barrel COMOTEC hinges, Italian engineered
• VX signature inlaid temple tips
• Laser-etched frame number
• Lens 48mm, bridge 22mm, temple 145mm

Fit. A medium frame in warm brown acetate, cut from a block so the colour runs through. Sits true and adjusts easily.